Women in silicon valley

Ulster University graduations results: Honour for Silicon Valley boss Sarah Friar BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Named as one of the most influential female tech executives in Silicon Valley, Sarah Friar will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from Ulster University today for distinguished service to the international technology industry. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/graduations/ulster-university-graduations-results-honour-for-silicon-valley-boss-sarah-friar-37097053.html https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article37098400.ece/56976/AUTOCROP/h342/_Friars-_Read-Only_.jpg Email Named as one of the most influential female tech executives in Silicon Valley, Sarah Friar will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from Ulster University today for distinguished service to the international technology industry. The Co Tyrone woman attended Strabane Grammar, where she developed a love of maths and science. Sarah is a passionate … [Read more...] about Ulster University graduations results: Honour for Silicon Valley boss Sarah Friar

A crop of the capital's fastest-growing tech startups led by women are headed off on a trade mission to Silicon Valley next week to explore investment, expansion and export opportunities in the US. The four-day trade mission led by the mayor's international business programme and Silicon Valley Comes to the UK will give the 15 founders the opportunity to pitch to West Coast venture capital firms, learn from US founders about scaling their firms internationally, and meet high-profile executives as tech behemoths Google and Facebook. The 15 businesses selected have an average growth rate of over 75 per cent per year, based over the past three years. They include Merilee Karr, founder and chief executive of short-term accommodation association UnderTheDoormat, Pip Jamieson, the founder of professional networking site The Dots, and Jessica Taylor of games studio Preloaded. Read more: Over 30 FTSE firms warned of investor revolt threat over gender diversity According to investment data … [Read more...] about London’s fastest-growing women-led tech startups head to Silicon Valley for trade mission meeting Google and Facebook execs

Computer engineers are in high demand, with companies shelling out huge salaries for the best talent -- especially in California's Silicon Valley. - Talent shortage - According to nonprofit organization code.org, which works to increase representation in computer science, there are more than 520,000 vacancies in the field -- about 10 times more than the annual number of qualified graduates. Meanwhile, labor market analysis firm Burningglass calculated that out of 26 million jobs posted online in 2015, seven million asked for some form of programming skills -- without necessarily requiring higher education or a computer science qualification. A shortage of qualified candidates makes competition for talent fierce -- pushing up salaries. As a result, it's in the interests of tech companies to back efforts to promote computer science education for younger children. Companies also often recruit from abroad -- from Asia in particular -- to fill positions putting them at odds with the … [Read more...] about Programming: a highly sought talent in Silicon Valley

He talked about the movie business with Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Dwayne Johnson over dinner at Rupert Murdoch’s house. He discussed space travel with Richard Branson in the California desert, and philanthropy with Bill Gates and technology with Jeff Bezos in Seattle. He visited Harvard and MIT, brokered arms deals with President Donald Trump and sat down with Wall Street financiers. He even met with Oprah Winfrey. For nearly three weeks, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the 32-year-old heir to the Saudi throne, has crisscrossed the United States, on an ambitious, choreographed journey through modern American life, while under heavy guard because of his many enemies in the Middle East. The prince, who arrived in the United States with a reputation as an aggressive consolidator of power back home and a zealous interventionist abroad, is seeking to change the perception of Saudi Arabia from an opaque and conservative kingdom, where mosques promote extremist … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman toured Hollywood, Harvard and Silicon Valley on US visit

The women of Wall Street got a boost Friday with a judge’s ruling allowing a group of as many as 2,300 female employees of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to pursue claims they didn’t get paid or promoted like their male counterparts.The lawsuit dates back to 2010 when two women accused Goldman Sachs of a "culture of discrimination" and a boys’ club atmosphere that included client trips to strip clubs. They alleged that female vice presidents earned 21 percent less than their male counterparts, while about a quarter fewer women were promoted to the position of managing director than men.U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan concluded that the women satisfied legal standards to proceed with a class action alleging both that they were subject to explicit discrimination and treated unfairly by company policies that weren’t intentionally biased. She excluded the boys’ club claim.Goldman Sachs had no immediate comment on the ruling.It was also a big week for … [Read more...] about Goldman Sachs, Google Women March Ahead With Gender Bias Suits